Leninism is a combination of two things which Europeans have kept for some centuries in different compartments of the soul - religion and business. We are shocked because the religion is new, and contemptuous because the business, being subordinated to the religion instead of the other way round, is highly inefficient.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leninism mixes religious fervor with business organization, creating inefficiency.
- In plain terms
- Leninism combines religion and business in a way that feels wrong and is inefficient.
- What can you take from it?
- Mixing faith and commerce can lead to dysfunction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can systems be both spiritual and commercial?
- Is inefficiency inevitable here?
Another view
It simplifies complex political structures.
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